Saturday, February 17, 2007

Each month I repost and update this list of what works for me to ease the pain and symptoms of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

As other sufferers know, symptoms can vary from day to day and throughout the day. As well as an overall plan to erode back the symptoms, I need to have strategies in place to help with the day to day problems.Some of the things that help me are

mirrors (August archives photos)

essential oils (still experimenting but amazed so far)

breathing out twice as long as in (August)

resperate machine could be used to control breathing(November)

distraction (September archives)

magnesium for muscle spasm (September)

fish/fish oil for inflamation (September)

beetroot for liver protection and antidepressant (September)

isometric exercises to reduce pain (September)

epson salts warm bath (September)

chili cream (capsaicin)

heat pack (September)

graduated repetition of movements (September)

pacing

move it or lose it

deflated ball gives a great massage (see photo Sept)

butterball bath bomb (Sept)

water relaxes, calms,slows and improves breathing, helps sleep (Sept)

Caring Doctors (Sept)

Letting go of worries and avoiding stress (Oct)

Actively seeking happiness (Oct)

I will take vitamin C if I must have surgery as a precaution. (Nov)

eat nutrient rich antioxidant foods. Eas smart. (Nov)

use Prantal powder for hyperhydrosis (Nov)

make a list what works for me as a quick reference. (Nov)

don't despare when I have flare up. Refer to the list. (Nov)

Doing the same movement in different ways to reinforce that "it's ok"

Following a dental procedure which works for me (Nov)

Changing thinking, not "what can be done for me" but "what I can do for myself" (Nov)

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